परख

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi परख (parakha), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔 (parikkha), from Sanskrit परीक्षा (parīkṣā). Doublet of परीक्षा (parīkṣā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pə.ɾəkʰ/, [pɐ.ɾɐkʰ]

Noun

परख • (parakh) f (Urdu spelling پرکھ)

1. test, assessment

   परख लेना ― parakh lenā ― to test

Declension

Declension of परख (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	परख parakh	परखें parakhẽ
oblique	परख parakh	परखों parakhõ
vocative	परख parakh	परखो parakho

Related terms

• परखना (parakhnā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “परख”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 197